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VOLUME XII
Wade Impressed By School
Held For Police Officers
Roxboro Officer Among
Number Receiving High
Grades at School Held Last
Week at Chapel Hill.
Charlie Wade, for more than
four years a popular officer on
the City of Roxboro police force,
went back to school last week,
and liked it. He not only liked
it, but, in his own words he.
“Learned a lot.”
For several years the Institu
te of Government at Chapel Hill
has conducted a school for po
licemen, teaching them latest me
thods of crime detection, how to
stand on street comers and what
to do with finger prints and
things like that.
Charlie had heard of the sch
ool, but didn’t know he was go
ing until the last moment, when
illness in Chief S. A. Oliver’s
family made it impossible for
the Chief to go and opened the
way for Charlie.
Wade was one of twenty men.
•ut of more than forty attending
the school, who scored 100 on
courses taken and who together
with other graduates received a
certificate saying he had succes
sfully completed a week of in
intensive training.
Coming home last Saturday,
Officer Wade got here in time for
supper and then ran smack into
a pack of trouble up on Gallows’
Hill, Where a mid-night melee
brought the whole Roxboro force
running. The affair, in which
whisky, knives and women were
main attractions, took about an
hour to quell and during that
time Charlie and his companions
were so busy arresting men and
bringing order out of chaos that
he did not have much chance to
put newly learned tactics into
practice.
Speakers at the Institute in
cluded three Federal Bureau of
Investigation men from Washing
ton, E. P. Coffin, Walter Walsh
and L. A. Hince, and at the fin
als Saturday the address was
given by Hugh H. Clegg, of Wa
shington, head of the Bureau of
National Defense and of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
Officer Wade stayed in the In
stitute of Government building
while in Chapel Hill, where dor
mitory headquarters are provi
ded for forty men. While there
•ne of his room-mates was Ral
eigh’s Chief of Police, A. H. You
ng, better known to Duke class
mates as “Al.”
Most impressive said Wade
was a discussion of possibilities
•f “Fifth Columnist” activities
and a lecture on crime detection.
At the conclusion of the inter
view Officer Wade was empath
etic in saying that the school
was most valuable, that he lear
ned much from it, and is anx
ious to have other officers on the
City force here enroll for sim
ilar courses which will be given
next month and at other times
throughout the year.
Chief Oliver attended the sch
ool several years ago before it
was organized in its present form.
Mr. Wade, who went this year,
was connected with Hugh Woods
store for about fifteen years be
fore he joined the local force.
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SMALL BLAZE
Only fire reported in the City
es Roxboro during the month of
October occurred yesteday morn
ing about 11:45 o’clock at the old
Watkins residence, Oak street,
where two bridged fuses were
said to have been responsible for
outbreak of the blaze. Fire Chief
Henry E. (YBriant reported no
damage was done, but he deplor
ed the practice of bridging fuses.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY
KNOWLEDGE PLUS
UNDERSTANDING
VITAL FACTORS
W. C. Ezell Tells Agencies
Group of Importance of
Combination In Dealing
With Social of Delinquents.
Declaration that knowledge
plus understanding is needed by
persons seeking to help inmates
of prisons and correctional insti
tutions was the central thought
of an address yesterday afternoon
at 'the monthly meeting of the
Peson Council of Social agencies
by W. C. Enell, of Raleigh, who
as State Director of the Division
of Correctional institutions, also
told his hearers that the per
centage of your young people
placed in prisons and correctional
institutions as in the past few
years shown an encouraging de
cline.
Mr. Eell, who spoke earlier in
the morning at the Woman’s club,
Raleigh, was introduced by pro
gram chairman, Thomas J. Shaw,
Jr.
At a business meeting of the
council held before Mr. Ezell’s
address was delivered, Rev. T. M.
Vick, president of the group an
nounced appointment of a nomin
ating committee to recommend
officers to be elected at the Jan
uary meeting, it being decided
that the December meeting will
not be held because scheduled
date will fall on Christmas day.
November meeting, however,
will be held Wednesday, Novem
ber 27, as planned. The luneneon
was served this time at Hotel
Roxboro.
Mr. Ezell, who devoted most
of his engagement to problems
connected with juvenile delin
quency, gave a number of illus
trations of cause and effect for
problem children and young peo
ple. He also sought to impress
upon council members the im
portance that their work can have
in assisting social workers in cor
recting conditions which have
brought about violations of the
social code.
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FINANCIAL DRIVE
OF BOY SCOUTS
BEING CONDUCTED
Business Men of This Coun
ty In Field Today To Raise
Money For The Year.
The annual financial drive for
scout work in Person county is
on today. About ten teams of two
two each have been in the field
since this morning soliciting
funds and after lunch today they
reported that they were meeting
with splendid success.
The big drive really started last
night when today’s workers met
at Hotel Roxboro, had dinner, and
made plans for today’s business.
I-ast night’s meeting was in char
ge of George Kane, who is head
ing the drive.
The money that is collected to
day will be used to finance scout
ing in Person county for another
year. All assessments against
individuals and firms were made
small in order that no one be bur
dened.
All workers in this drive are
business men of Roxboro and
Person county. They will report
the amount of money collected to
night and just in case there are a
few who could not be seen to
day the drive will continue to
morrow or until these few are
contacted.
Attention,
Parents!
Attention of readers of the
Times’ is called to an open
forum communication received
today from Miss Inda Coilins,
principal of Roxboro Central
Grammar school and published
elsewhere in this paper. Miss
Collins is anxious that parents
of children attending the school
cooperate with her in main
tenance of a revised time sche
dule now being operated there
because of crowded conditions
due to the large number of
pupils in attendance.
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Bloxam Learns
Airport May Be
Placed In City
Information was received to
day by City Manager Percy Blox
am from what is considered an
authoritative source to the effect
the Civil Aeronautics Admini
stration of Washington, may al
locate the sum of $123,444 for
purposes of construction and
building of an airport at Roxboro.
It is understood that Roxboro
is one of 69 cities and towns in
North Carolina being considered
for allocation of approximately
19 million 136 thousand dollars
for airport purposes.
A meeting of representatve cit
izens interested in securing the
airport for Roxboro was held this
afternoon and it is expected that
Congressman Lon Folger and oth
ers will be petitioned to see that
all possible efforts to secure the
airport here will be expended.
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Person Holder
Os 158 Ready To
Enter Service
Person’s No. 158 is Richard
Ray Ashby, 28, machinist’s help
er at Collins and Aikman, Ca-
Vel, who resides on Route 1 Vir
gilina.Va. Ashby, who has been
married six years and has one
child, says he is willing to serve
his year in the army. Tuesday,
however, his main concern was to
inform a reporter that his name
was Ashby, not Ashley, “since
there are no Ashley’s in my part
of the county.”
Ashby, like many of his fellows,
was seated in a store here listen
ing to the Washington beginning
when Secretary of War Stimson
drew the first number. One of
ten children, the Person native is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.
Ashby, of Holloway township.
Harris Speaks To
Graham Group
One of three speakers at an
Alamance county Democratic ral
ly held last night at Graham
was Roxboro’s R. L. Harris, De
mocratic nominee as lieutenant
governor. Other headliners at the
meeting, held at the Alamance
court house, wlere former Con
gressman W. B. Umstead, of Dur
ham, and Commissioner of Agri
culture W. Kerr Scott, of Raleigh.
A large crowd attended the
gathering, one of a series being
held in the county before the
November 5 election, was regard
ed as most successful.
Earlier in the week Mr. Harris
and R. D. Bumpass, of this city,
attended a similar gathering held
in Winston-Salem.
Mass Pilot Training Starts
Rapid expansion of the U. S. air corps begins November 1. Every
five weeks 1.252 reserve fliers will be trained, until 50,000 pilots are turned
ou:. Above, left, are neophyte fliers marching at Randolph field, Texas.
Left, navy planes, and right, army planes. Chief of the army air corps,
Brig. Gen. Henry 11. Arnold, is shown in lower right.
Corporation Head Issues
Draft Service Statement
Employees with one or more
years of service at the Collins
and Aikman plant at Ca-Vel, who
enter emergency military service;
of the United States under the
Selective Service act, will, “if they j
make application within 40 days
after having been honorably dis
charged, take -the plice of any
person or persons who have sub
stituted for them” at the plant., ac
cording to announcement made
today.
This statement issued by W. G.j
McCullough, of New York, pie-j
sident of the Collins and Aikman I
corporation, through G. H. Ell-1
more, personnel director at thej
Ca-Vel plant is expected to clear |
up many questions employees of
the corporation have been want-j
ing to know as to its selective
service employment policy, which 1
it was pointed out will be in line
with policies suggested by the
government in the act.
In an expansion of the state
ment issued, Mr. McCullough said
that all employees meeting the
first mentioned condition, who
are called for military service
will receive one month’s extra
salary; that their service record
(with the corporation) will be v
continued unbroken and that the
corporation will continue the
Group Life Insurance policy of
employees inducted, for a period
of one year and forty days after
they are called.
It was also said that the status
of persons employed or trans
ferred to fill vacancies caused by!
; those called for military service J
will be temporary. In closing Mr. j
McCullough, on behalf of Collins
and Aikman, expressed the wish
that those who are entering the
military service will have the
best of good fortune.
Printed ibelow is an exact copy
of the statement:
(1) entering the em
ergency military service of the
United States will, if they make
application within 40 days after
having been honorably dischar
ged, take the place of any person
or persons who have been substi
tuted for them.
(2) All employees called for
military service will receive one
month’s extra salary.
(3) The service record of these
employees will be continued un
broken.
(4. The corporation will con
tinue the Group Life Insurance
Policy of employees inducted, for
a period of one year and 40 days
after they are called.
(5) The status of persons em
ployed or transferred to fill the
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Jailer Has Time
i
When Jail Becomes
i
Maternity Ward
i
Tuesday night, just before
suppertime, A. M. Long,
, court house custodian and
Person jailer received word
that one of his prisoners, a
j Negro woman facing serious
charges, was ill. He went to
| see her; talked a few mm
j t
| utes, then sent for a doctor
and mid-wife. Two hours
later the woman gave birth
to a perfectly formed but
' premature and still-born ii:-
I fant.
The woman, placed in jail
here several weeks ago, i;>
recovering under care of a
nurse. Although she became
an unmarried mother, the fa
ther of the child is said to
be unaware of the trouble
she is in. Mr. Long and the
' County Physician, Dr. H. M.
Beam, of this city, say that
, in all their long experience,
this is the first instance in
which a baby was born in
Person jail, Mr. Long is
pleased that his unexpected
patient is improving—and
glad the ordeal is over.
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i Roll Call Group
Meets To Plan
Annual Drive
Plans for the annual Red Cross
Roll call to be held here Novem
ber 11, were discussed at a com
mittee meeting called Tuesday
night by Roll Call chairman. S.
F. Nicks, Jr., who said that a
canvassing committee composed
of between thirty and thirty-five
representative citizens will be
appointed in a few days. It was
also announced that Person coun
ty organizer for the Roll Call
will be Miss Velma Beam, home
demonstration agent.
Those present for the prelimin
ary committee meeting were
Mayor Nicks, F. O. Carver, Jr.,
chapter chairman; Mrs. A. F.
Nichols, director of publicity,
Wallace W. Woods, secretary of
the chamber of commerce and
Robert Edgar Long, attorney.
Membership quota for the Person
asea has been set at 500, Mayor
Nicks said.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 1940
Mailing Os Questionaires
May Begin By First Os Week
CLUB SPONSORED ,
EYE CLINIC ENDS
AFTER TWO DAYS
54 Out of 69 Children Ex
amined Fitted With Glass
es. Parents Pay For Frames
and Lenses.
Fifty-four out of sixty-nine
children attending the two-day
session of the Person County Eye
clinic, which closed here yester
day after being operated by the
Person unit of the tri-county
health department, were fitted
with glasses, according to announ
cement made today by Dr. A. L.
Allen, director of the health unit
here.
Examining specialists at the cli
nic which was made possible be
cause of contributions from Rox
boro Rotary club, was Dr. Ralph
Arnold, of Duke university, Dur
ham, who was assisted by Miss
Ruth Penny. Glasses were fitted
by John Ridgeway, optical rep
resentative.
In commenting on the clinic
Dr. Allen reported that three
children were referred to the
Duke clinic for further examina
tion; that ten children examined
had no need of glasses; that one
child was referred to the State
School for the blind and that one
child also referred to the school
will be re-examined later for
glasses.
Dr. Allen also said that par
ents whose children required
glasses must pay for lenses and
frames fitted to children indivi
dually and that the fee required
will range between $3.50 and $5.
depending upon the type of len
c es needed. Funds given by the
sponsoring Rotary club, Dr. Al
len said, will be expended almost
entirely for services of the eye
specialists making examinations.
Eye specialists’ services have
here-to-fore been given gratis by
the State Blind commission, but
these services were not awarded
by this organization in 1940, ow
ing to curtailment of funds of the
Blind commission.
BEREA MAJNDIES
AFTER BEING HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE
Uncle of Mrs. Henry E. O’-
Briant Struck By Car Driv
en By Roxboro Negro Man.
Will S. Burwell, 56, Granville
county, resident of the Berea
community, died in Granville hos
pital at Oxford Tuesday night al
11:45 o’clock, approximately four
hours after he had been struck
by a car said to have been, driv
en by William Gray, Roxboro Ne
gro, who is an employee of Me -
Kiethan Lumber company here.
The accident occurred near Bur
well’s home.
Funeral services for Mr. Bur
well, who was an uncle of Mrs.
Henry E. O’Briant, of Roxboro,
were conducted this afternoon at.
three o’clock at Stovall Baptist
church, with interment following
in the church cemetery.
Gray was placed in jail without
bond, altough Coroner W. D. Bry
an, of Granville, held an inquest
Wednesday afternoon and the
jury returned a verdict stating
that Burwell came to his death
as result of an accident “that
could not be helped”, it being
said that he walked out directly
in front of the machine being
driven by Gary.
Assisting officer at the investi
gation following the accident was
Highway Patrolman W. A. Bax
ter, of Roxlboro.
THE TIMES IS PERSON’S
PREMIER NEWSPAPER,
A LEADER AT ALL TIMES.
NUMBER TWO
Ofder Numbers Not Yet Of
ficially Received From
Washington Says Manguni.
Registerants Requested to
Fill Questionaires and Re
turn Them as Soon as
Blanks Are Received.
Men who registered for Se
lective Service and whose num
bers were drawn as order num
bers on Tuesday in Washington
should determine their order
numbers as soon as possible, ac
cording to Bavter Mangum, of
fice manager of the Person Coun
ty Selective Service board, who
today said that order numbers,
as soon as officially received, will
be posted at the Person County
Court house, Roxboro, where ser
ial numbers have already been
posted.
As soon as order numbers are
received here, said Mr. Mangum.
the Person Board will begin mail
ing out questionaires, beginning
with the now well-known first
order number, 158, held in Per
son county by Richard Ray Ash
by, of Route 1, Virgilina.
As pointed out by Mr. Man
gum it is not expected that ques
tionaires, which wil be sent out
at the approximate rate of thir
ty a day, will begin to be mail
ed out before the first of next
week. When questionaires are re
ceived it will be seen that they
must be returned within five days
after being mailed, the return
date being stamped on the ques
tionable.
Earlier in the week the Per
son County Selective service
board, of which J .W. Noell is
chairman, announced the appoint
ment of an advisory committee
headed by W. D. Merritt, prom
inent Roxboro attorney, whose
duties will be to advise regis
trants if they feel need of assist
ance in filling out the forms. It
is understood that neither the Se
lective Service board, proper, nor
the office force will be permit
ted to assist in this capacity.
Mr. Mangum said today that he
has had no official information
as to the number of local regis
trants who will be first called
to service, nor does he know the
date when the men called will be
expected to enter service at va
rious camps.
He said however that all serial
numbers listed by the local board
will have a corresponding order
number from Washington as a re
sult of Tuesday’s “fishbowl - ’
drawing, although it will be the
duty of the local Person board
to determine selection of citizens
here who will be required to en
ter the service.
Speaking of possibilities that
this number may be reduced by
the county quota of men who
have during the year already en
tered military service, Mr. Man
gum said he has no idea how
many men thus enlisted, although
two Person registerants have
done so since registration day,
and it has been reported that a,
considerable number of other en
listments have taken place with
in the year.
Secretary to Mr. Mangum,
whose office is in the Woody
building second floor, Roxboro,
will be Mrs. James Brooks, of
this city, who will assume her
duties tomorrow.
Named to serve on the advisory
board with Mr. Merritt were: R.
A Bullock, W. T. Kirby, Thomas
B. Woody, Ray Parrish, Oscar C.
Hull, Flem Qi Long, R. B. Grif
fin, E. P. Warren, E. N. Tillett,
D. L. Whitfield, D M Cash, Brad
sher Gentry, R L. Hall, Lewis S.
Cannon and the Rev. T. M. Vick,
Jr.
Crowds who since Tuesday have
milled about the court house bul
letin hoard were today somewhat
thinned out
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